Museum of the Wittenberg Area Historical Society: It's in Missouri, Not Wisconsin

The Museum of the Wittenberg Area Historical Society is located in Wittenberg, Missouri (Perry County) — not Wisconsin.

Location Details

• Address: 208 Main Street, Wittenberg, MO 63791
• Region: Southeast Missouri, ~100 mi south of St. Louis, near the Mississippi River.
• Building: Historic 1880s commercial structure (former general store), restored.

Collection Focus

• Wittenberg community history (founded 1850s by German Lutherans)
• Saxon Lutheran immigration (1838–39) — Perry County colonies
• Local genealogy, church records, school artifacts, agricultural tools
• Civil War era (Missouri was divided; skirmishes nearby)

Why the Confusion?

• Wittenberg, Wisconsin exists (Shawano County) — named after the German city, not the MO town.
• Wittenberg, Germany (Lutherstadt) — Reformation birthplace; source of both US names.
• Similar names, different states.

Visiting

• Hours: Seasonal / by appointment (volunteer-run). Check wittenbergareahistory.org or call +1 573-547-6567.
• Nearby: Saxon Lutheran Memorial (Frohna), Concordia Seminary (St. Louis), Tower Rock (Mississippi River).